Leadership
Mr. Liu Zhenmin
The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and the Dialogue Secretary-General
Mr. Achim Steiner
The Administrator for the 51³Ô¹Ï Development Programme, the UN-Energy Co-Chair and the Dialogue Co-Chair
Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, the UN-Energy Co-Chair, the Dialogue Co-Chair and the Dialogue High-Level Champion
As mandated by resolution 74/225, the Secretary-General served as the convener of the High-level Dialogue on Energy in 2021. In this capacity, the Secretary-General also designated senior leadership at the United Nations to serve in various functions for the Dialogue.
The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Liu Zhenmin, was designated as the Dialogue Secretary-General to facilitate the organization of the Dialogue. Under his leadership, the 51³Ô¹Ï Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through the Division for Sustainable Development Goals, served as the Secretariat for the Dialogue and ensure the full engagement of the UN-Energy secretariat during the Dialogue preparations.
The UN-Energy Co-Chairs, namely, Mr. Achim Steiner, the Administrator of the 51³Ô¹Ï Development Programme, and Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, were designated as the Dialogue Co-Chairs to facilitate substantive content development, multi-stakeholder mobilization and inter-agency support.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, was also designated as the High-Level Champion to drive global advocacy for the Dialogue.